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The 82 Division, Nigerian Army, has assured traders in the Onitsha Main Market and traders in other economic centres in the region of security and safety. This is contained in a statement issued by the…
The Rivers State Police Comman has recovered the remains of the late Sampson Worianime, who was declared missing on November 11, and arrested two suspects linked to the case. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this to newsmen in…
Delta State Police Command has arraigned 33 suspects for their incrimination in violent disturbances and acts of public nuisance across the state during the just concluded Yuletide. The police public relations officer for Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed…
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, has announced the death of an 18-year-old part-three medical student of the institution. The student, identified as Timilehin Adetoye Toromade, was a student of the College of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine…
The Katsina State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has convicted 87 illicit drug barons and arrested 1,018 suspects in 2025. The State Narcotics Commander, Mr Isma’il Danmalam, disclosed this on Tuesday in Katsina while briefing newsmen on…
Panic gripped motorists on Tuesday afternoon following a fire outbreak involving a Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, vehicle on the Third Mainland Bridge, leading to massive traffic disruption. The incident occurred around 1:00 p.m. near the Adekunle section of the bridge,…
The three Omatu brothers who died in the inferno that razed a 25-storey building known as Great Nigeria Insurance House in Lagos Island, Lagos State, will be buried on January 14. PUNCH reports that the fire incident, which occurred just…
The Benue State Police Command has taken into custody three individuals over alleged involvement in robbery and cult-related activities, barely days after four suspected cultists were arrested in Gboko Local Government Area following a violent confrontation that reportedly claimed the…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the receipt and subsequent release of six vigilante members earlier arrested by personnel of the Nigerian Army in Edo State. The command, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Police Public Relations…
The Katsina State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested 1,018 suspects and seized over 2.4 tonnes of illicit drugs across the state in 2025. The State Commander, Mr Samaila Danmalam, disclosed this on Tuesday during the…
A high-capacity commercial bus caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge on Tuesday afternoon, causing significant traffic disruptions for commuters travelling inbound towards Iyana Oworo area of Lagos State. The incident occurred near the Adekunle area of the bridge around…
Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that it has identified and detained officers accused of extorting N3.3 million from a couple in the state. The command disclosed on Monday that the officers were traced following allegations that surfaced on social…
Activities were disrupted on Tuesday at the Ondo State Sports Complex, Akure, as sports stakeholders protested the appointment of Mrs Evelyn Lebi as Acting General Manager of the Ondo State Sports Council. The protesters, comprising sports union leaders, coaches, and…
The Benue State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested six suspects for alleged vandalization of PHCN/TCN cables at Apir, opposite the NNPC Depot. The operation was a coordinated effort between NSCDC personnel and local…
Six Kwara State vigilante men arrested by the Nigerian Army on December 31,2025, along Auchi-Ikpeshi highway in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, have been released after a thorough investigation by the authorities. Spokesperson of the state police command,…
The Court of Appeal has affirmed the death sentence handed down to Farida Abubakar for the murder of her former husband, Chief Magistrate Attahiru Muhammad-Ibrahim. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Monday in appeal No. CA/S/75C/2025, a three-member panel led…
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